2005: 5 :: 2000: 2

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For the past decade, Cohen, 54, has been the man local honchos go to when they need to get something done, large or small. (Recent example: When Police Commissioner Ramsey wanted to honor officers killed in the line of duty, he made a call to Cohen. Presto: Comcast is developing a video kiosk at the Roundhouse.) As right-hand man to Brian Roberts, the head of the Chamber of Commerce, board of trustees chair of the University of Pennsylvania (starting this month), confidant of Governor Rendell, and key adviser to Mayor Nutter, Cohen has a role in shaping every aspect of city life.